What is Chancroid?

What is Chancroid?

• Chancroid: An sexually transmitted disease caused by the Haemophilus ducreyi bacteria and is characterized by painful genital ulceration.
• Chancroid: Acute, localized autoinoculable infectious disease usually acquired through sexual contact. Caused by HAEMOPHILUS DUCREYI, it occurs endemically almost worldwide, especially in tropical and subtropical countries and more commonly in seaports and urban areas than in rural areas.
  Source - Diseases Database
• Chancroid: infectious venereal ulcer.
  Source - WordNet 2.1

Chancroid: Introduction

Types of Chancroid:

Broader types of Chancroid:

• Sexually Transmitted Diseases
• Male sexual conditions
• Vagina conditions
• more types...»

How many people get Chancroid?

Incidence (annual) of Chancroid: 143 annual cases notified in USA 1999 (MMWR 1999); rare in the USA but with occasional outbreaks.
Incidence Rate of Chancroid: approx 1 in 1,902,100 or 0.00% or 143 people in USA [about data]

How serious is Chancroid?

Complications of Chancroid: see complications of Chancroid

What causes Chancroid?

Causes of Chancroid: see causes of Chancroid
Risk factors for Chancroid: see risk factors for Chancroid

What are the symptoms of Chancroid?

Symptoms of Chancroid: see symptoms of Chancroid

Complications of Chancroid: see complications of Chancroid

Incubation period for Chancroid: These symptoms occur within a week after exposure. (Source: excerpt from Other Important STDS, NIAID Fact Sheet: NIAID)

Chancroid: Testing

Diagnostic testing: see tests for Chancroid.

Misdiagnosis: see misdiagnosis and Chancroid.

How is it treated?

Treatments for Chancroid: see treatments for Chancroid
Prevention of Chancroid: see prevention of Chancroid

Society issues for Chancroid

Hospitalization statistics for Chancroid: The following are statistics from various sources about hospitalizations and Chancroid:

• 0% (4) of hospital consultant episodes were for chancroid in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 75% of hospital consultant episodes for chancroid required hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 100% of hospital consultant episodes for chancroid were for men in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 0% of hospital consultant episodes for chancroid were for women in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 67% of hospital consultant episodes for chancroid required emergency hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 5.5 days was the mean length of stay in hospitals for chancroid in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• more statistics...»

Organs Affected by Chancroid:

Organs and body systems related to Chancroid include:

• Genitals
• Vagina
• Penis

Name and Aliases of Chancroid

Main name of condition: Chancroid

Class of Condition for Chancroid: bacterial

Haemophilus ducreyi, soft chancre

Ducrey's disease, Haemophilus ducreyi, Hemophilus ducreyi Source - Diseases Database

Research the causes of these diseases that are similar to, or related to, Chancroid:

• Genital ulcers
• Painful open genital sores
• Swollen groin lymph nodes
• Tender groin lymph nodes
• Painful urination
• Painful defecation
• Painful intercourse
• Rectal bleeding
• Vaginal discharge

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